冷战 (lěng zhàn) — the Cold War (historical period of geopolitical tension between the US and Soviet Union); (figurative) a cold war; a state of mutual silence and tension between two people
Definition
Literally 'Cold War' — both the historical US–Soviet standoff and a figurative 'cold war' between two people (e.g. a couple) who are giving each other the silent treatment.
noun
the Cold War (historical period of geopolitical tension between the US and Soviet Union)(figurative) a cold wara state of mutual silence and tension between two people
Examples
- 冷战20。lěng zhàn Shì 20 shì jì shì jiè lì shǐ de zhòng yào jiē duàn.The Cold War was an important phase in 20th-century world history.
- 冷战。Tā men fū qī zhī jiān zhèng zài jīng lì yì chǎng lěng zhàn.The couple is going through a cold war between them.
- 冷战。lěng zhàn Ràng tā men de guān xì biàn de hěn jǐn zhāng.The cold war made their relationship very strained.
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